By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com We wimped out. Rather than ride to Rhinebeck on Saturday morning, friend Gary Randall and I drove. It rained off and on, heavily at times, so the decision was a wise one. The annual Rhinebeck Grand National Meet is always a treat. It’s part show …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Big changes are underway at Harley-Davidson’s plant at York, Pa. There are fewer workers and more automation, and more downsizing is predicted. “The York Daily Record” has the story here.

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Suzuki has inked in Saturday as the date for a new model reveal, having been teasing the new middle class bike with some line drawings on its website. The speculation is that the 2012 model will be a replacement for the current DL-650 V-Strom, a …